The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) says it is investigating university lecturers who
demand sex from female students in return for good grades.
The commission also said that besides carrying out such
investigations, it will also soon start prosecuting lecturers involved,
as it borders on abuse of office.
The ICPC Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta, who stated this on Friday
while addressing participants of the National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies at the Abuja headquarters of the agency, noted that it
was responsibility of the police to investigate cases of sexual
harassment and rape, but that it was also the role of the ICPC to
investigate cases of abuse of office.
He spoke on the theme, ‘The role of the ICPC in the War Against Corruption: Mandate, Strategies and Challenges’.
Nta said, “We have special teams that investigate universities here.
Quite a number of students that have spent more than the statutory
period, like young girls who have spent eight years for a four-year
programme because they refused to do what should not be done. We got
involved and they have graduated and we are still looking at the
possibility of prosecution.”
He also revealed that the commission had seized 61 houses from one
female public servant, whom he said was among those being prosecuted in
court for living above their means.
According to Nta, the commission would soon begin publishing a list of the most corrupt Ministries, Departments and Agencies.
“From one of the employees of one of the organisations, we seized
about 61 or 62 houses in an estate. The matter is in court so I can’t
say too much but I want to say that the officer was not a man. We do
prosecution but also try to seize the assets acquired (through corrupt
means) so that apart from prosecution, we can strip you of the assets
within and outside the country,” he said.
“We are developing scorecard like Transparency International which
rates countries as to the level of corruption of countries. We have
developed one for ministries departments and agencies. Hopefully, we
know those who will take the first prize.”
Nta added that once the 2016 Budget is passed, the ICPC would begin monitoring how monies are being spent.
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